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SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN RURAL EGYPT: A REPORT OF U.S.-EGYPTIAN RIVER NILE AND LAKE NASSER RESEARCH PROJECT
Citation:
Miller, F., M. Hussein, K. Mancy, AND M. Hilbert. SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN RURAL EGYPT: A REPORT OF U.S.-EGYPTIAN RIVER NILE AND LAKE NASSER RESEARCH PROJECT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/1-78/070 (NTIS PB291490), 1978.
Description:
The objectives of this study were to provide current information on the prevalence of schistosomiasis throughout Egypt, to establish trends in the prevalence of schistosomiasis in order to shed light on the potential changes caused by the Aswan High Dam, and to determine correlations between certain environmental variables and the prevalence of the disease. Prevalence was invariably higher in male adolescents with the differential between sexes increasing from north to south. The prevalence was significantly lower in those villagers who obtained water for domestic use from protected supplies. The effect of population growth and migration from rural to urban areas is discussed. Results based on trend analysis of current and past data indicated a strong decline in overall prevalence of the disease in rural populations over the past 40 years. The data did not show an increase in the overall prevalence of schistosomiasis following the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The Nubian population also experienced a decrease in prevalence following relocation, with some villages benefiting more than others. Environmental conditions were also correlated against schistosomiasis prevalence and additional aspects of transmission is discussed. (Portions of this document are not fully legible)